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单词 gymnosperm
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Definition of gymnosperm in English:

gymnosperm

noun ˈdʒɪmnə(ʊ)spəːmˈdʒɪmnəˌspərm
Botany
  • A plant of a group that comprises those that have seeds unprotected by an ovary or fruit, including the conifers, cycads, and ginkgo.

    〔植〕裸子植物。比较ANGIOSPERM

    Subdivision Gymnospermae, division Spermatophyta

    Compare with angiosperm
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Among the plant branches, there were several supported groupings representing only gymnosperms or conifers.
    • Taxonomists can now say that the ferns' closest cousins are the seed plants - angiosperms (flowering plants) and gymnosperms (such as conifers).
    • Moreover, since the expression pattern is similar in a gymnosperm and in an angiosperm this function appears to be evolutionarily conserved.
    • Simple trichomes are present on aerial surfaces of most angiosperms and on some gymnosperms and bryophytes.
    • The known flora consists of 41 ferns and fern allies, 3 gymnosperms, 291 monocots, and 516 dicots.

Derivatives

  • gymnospermous

  • adjective dʒɪmnə(ʊ)ˈspəːməsˌdʒɪmnəˈspərməs
    Botany
    • In contrast, the interval between c.916m and 885.9Om is totally dominated by gymnospermous saccate pollen, with very few fern spores.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Of the 21 taxa recorded in the census 14 showed evidence of insect damage (13 out of 15 gymnospermous taxa).
      • So this is a time period where gymnospermous plants predominated, including cycadioids which look like modern cycads, and various groups of extinct conifers and seed ferns.
      • Although anatomically preserved tissue is not seen in rhizoconcretions from the Hebert beds, their similar size suggests they also may be gymnospermous, probably belonging to cordaites or pteridosperms.
      • The late Triassic showed major radiation of plants, gymnospermous groups in particular, in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

Definition of gymnosperm in US English:

gymnosperm

nounˈjimnəˌspərmˈdʒɪmnəˌspərm
Botany
  • A plant that has seeds unprotected by an ovary or fruit. Gymnosperms include the conifers, cycads, and ginkgo.

    〔植〕裸子植物。比较ANGIOSPERM

    Subdivision Gymnospermae, division Spermatophyta

    Compare with angiosperm
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Moreover, since the expression pattern is similar in a gymnosperm and in an angiosperm this function appears to be evolutionarily conserved.
    • The known flora consists of 41 ferns and fern allies, 3 gymnosperms, 291 monocots, and 516 dicots.
    • Among the plant branches, there were several supported groupings representing only gymnosperms or conifers.
    • Taxonomists can now say that the ferns' closest cousins are the seed plants - angiosperms (flowering plants) and gymnosperms (such as conifers).
    • Simple trichomes are present on aerial surfaces of most angiosperms and on some gymnosperms and bryophytes.
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